Check-controlled manually-operated lock.



A. W. RIGGS. CHECK ooNTBoLLBD MANUALLY OBERATBD 1.06K.

,I 8 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

v unr/ APPLIGAIIOH FILED NOV. 2x4., 1909. 954,700.

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A. W RIGGS. CHECK GONTROLLED MANUALLY OPBRATED Loox,

. APPLICATION FILED ROY. 24, '1909. Apr- 3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'25 provide means whereby a key-holding lock entran srargs Parmvr oFFIoE.

ALBERT W. RIGGS, 0F ATLANTIC, IOWA, ASSIGNi'OR T0 HIMSELF AND JACOB 0. FUDGE,

OF ATLANTIC, IOWA. Y,

VCHECK-CON'TIROLLED MANUALLY-OPERATED LOCK.

specification of Lettersratent. l Patented Apr. 12, 1910.

Application filedvNovember 24, 1909. Serial No. 530,034.

To 'f1/Z whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ALBERT lV. RIGGS,

a citizen of the United States, residing at the interposition of a check to release said lock and also to release the key, which key may be lc mployed alternately with the check to release the lock.

A further object of this invention is to provide means whereby a key-holding lock.

may' be manually operated through an interposed check to release the lock, to 'open a key-hole to release said key, to open a keyhole for the operative insertion of said'key,

and to close a checkslot.v n

A further object of this invention is to may be manually operated through an interf osed check to release the lockto open a' ey-hole to release said key, to opena keyhole for the operative insertion of said key, to close a check-slot, and. to provide a doubleaction esc'utchcon adapted to act on a bolt of said lock to release said check.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointedout in my .claims and illustrated by the accompanying Figure 1 isa front elevation illustrating a plurality of doors, such asare employed for lockers or cabinets, to each "of which doors one of my improved locks is applied.

Fig. 2 is a front view, enlarged in respectI of-Fig. 1, showing' my improved lock and escutcheon detached from the door.- Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sect-'ion of the lock on the indicated line 3- 3 'of Fig. 5. Fig.' 4 is-a longitudinal section of the lockon the indicated line 4-4 of Fig.l 5. Fig. 5 is an end elevation of the lock.- Fig. 6 is -a vertical section on the indicated *Jline 6-'-6 of Fig. 2l Fig. 7 is a section online .7-7 ofthe devices shown in Fig. G.- Fig. 8 is a vertical section.

on the indicated line' 8- 8 of Fig. 2i Fig.

9 is a vertical section on the indicated line 9-9 of Fig. 2. Figs. 10 and 11 are faceand end views respectively of a key employed at times with the lock. l

This invention relatesto a coin-controlled manually-operated lock especially intended for use in lockers or cabinets of hotels, clubs, depots, bathhouses, gymnasiums and thelike where it is desired to deposit packages, luggage, baggage, wearing apparel and appurtenances and to pay for the privilege of depositing the same and without employing or requiring the services of an attendant either in making the` deposit or in reclaiming the article or articles deposited.

The lock casing or housing is preferably formed in two parts of metal by molding.

and the two general parts thereof are designated in the drawing b the numerals 10, 11.

The two'parts 10, 11 o the lock may be con-- nected by a screw 1.2 located centrally thereof and the parts may be mountedon a door 13 by screws or bolts 14 seated in or extending through corner portions of the casing. The parts 10, 11 are formed with integral blocks 15,516 opposite each other, when the parts are connected, and extending from to to bottom of the parts. A latch bolt 171s mounted in a horizontal slide seat in the part 10 of the casing, said slideseat bein formed in and below the center of the blocr 15. and extending 'through the adjacent end block '15 and extends downward across and -at the rear of the stud 18. It isthe func;

tion of thev -leafA spring 19 to press the latch bolt outwardlythrough its slide seatand in von and extends horizontally .from and at i .right angles to the latch bolt 17 on the op- 10a.' A leaf spring 19 is fixed at one end in a notch in the Vupper end portion of theso doing to move the. stud 18'toward `the block 15.

The lblock I5 is formed with a; vertical 4groove 20 'in' its inner 'face and the de th of said groove approximates to one.

v v'third ofthe depth of said block, and a veri tical groove 21 is formed in the block 16 di'- rectly oppositeand communicating with the groove 20. The lower end portion ofthe groove 21 opens through the bottom wall 11" of the casing member 11 and communicates with a cup 22'suspended from' and beneath., said member and'opening to the outer'. face' f Y across the Apassage formed by the grooves 24, 25. The arm 42b of the fork normally is engaged by the stud 18 on the latch bolt 17 and' is held by such engagement, and by the leaf spring 19, in its normal position; spring have the further function ot' holding the fork 42 in such position that its arms normally obliquely cross the key and check passages in the housing. The block 16 is further cut away beneath the fork 42 and a trigger 43 is placed in the seat thus formed aiidis pivoted at its upper end on the same pin, 44, that isemployed to Support the fork 42. The trigger 43 is formed with a lip 45 extending inward through a notch 46 in one side lot the lower end portion ot the arm 42 and said lip is curved slightly Jfrom end to end. The trigger 43 also obliquely crosses the passage formed by the grooves 24, and the lower end of said trigger extends through a' longitudinal slot in a shutter 47. The shutter 47 is loosely mounted in a horizontal slide seat formed in the lower ends ot the blocks 15, 1G and said shutter normally extends across and closes the lower end of the key; passage formedby the grooves 20, 2l. The

shutter 47 normally is held in such position as to close the lower-'end ot' the key-passage by the. trigger 43 which isheld in turn by the fork arm 42b engaging the lip 45; said fork being held as above described by the stud 18, bolt 17 and leaf spring 19. A key 48, preferably made of sheet metal and bracket-shaped in cross-section, is employed.

This key may be of any desired size or relative width or w1dth of flanges, or may be variously notched 1n lts flanges to dnleren-` tiatc one key fron'ranother and the key-hole 23 of thelock would correspond in elevation With the cross-section of the key while the key-passage through the lock would be shaped to correspond with the contour ot' ln this instance I have shown the key 48 bracket-'shaped in crosssection, of a length and width to be received in and extend across the key-passage in the housing members and of smooth rectangular contour lin plan. o

The operationof the lock as thus far described is as follows: The latch bolt 17 normally extends outside the housing member 1Q and 'is beveled on the rear face of its projecting end portion. There -is'no connection between the spindle 38 and latch Ybolt 17 that will permit any operation of the spindle to move said latch bolt. A key 48 is contained in the key-passage (Figs. 3 and 4) and rests on the shutter 47.` The key-hole 23 is closed by the shutter 37 and the ingressche'ck-slot 26 is open. The door 13 -is in closed position .and is held by the latch bolt 17 as hereinafter described. A check 49 of the required size as above sug- Thus the latch bolt, stud and leaf grooves 24, 25 and falls into contact with one rounded corner ot' the tumbler 32.' The crank 39 is manually moved and in turn moves the spindle 38 and arm 40 against the resilience of the spring 41. Such movement carries the arm 40 through and longitudinally of the check-passage and said arm engages the check in said passz'ige and forces it beyond, by or past the adjacent rounded corner ot the tumbler 32. buch movement of the check o'scillates the tumbler 32 in one direction and causes the neck 35 thereof. to move the shutter`37 into a position to'close the ingress check-slot` 26. 'lhe same movement of the check'causes .said check to engage the inner margin of the arm 42" ot' the fork 42 and move said arm rearward. rearward movemenhof Ithe arm 42 carries the stem 18 and latch bolt 17 rearward against the resilience ot' the spring 19.v In

Such

such movement thc check 4S) is ca rried into the notch 46 of the arm 42" and into conf tact with'the lip 45 ot the trigger 43. By the same n'ioven'ient the check 4t) is caused to move the trigger 43 rearward conjunctively with and to the same extent as the arm 42b of the fork. ment of the trigger 43 is sulticient to move the shutter 35 entirely away from and open the lower end of the key-passage formed by the grooves 20, 21, and permit the key 48 to drop out of said passage into the cup The key can'then be removed manually from the cup 22 and should. be retained by the depositor of the check. The key 48 is pret'- erably marked .with a numeral, index or sym.-

bol corresponding ywith a symbol, index orv numeral on the outer face of the lock casing so that the user may have an invariable ,guide to the locker in which his depositI is made. This done, the door 134 may be opened and a-deposit be made in thelocker at the rear thereof; but it 'will be observed that the check is still retained in the -check- Such rearward movepassage because of the spring-created pressure ofthe lip 45 thereon.v 1t is desirable, therefore, to provide further means of automatic operation whereby the check is depositedin the container or cash box 29 and Wherebylthe latch. bolt 17 may be sprung into locking position. Such means are provided as follows: An escutcheon 50 of comi'A i mon form is provided and is adapted to be' The escutcheon tending partially across the upper portion A counter escutcheon 54 is The strike 52'has the usual i i V of the escutcheon in a recess in the jamb 51 and pivoted at its rear end on a p in 5G. A spring 57 is mounted in a groove in the jamb 51 and is formed ivith a hook on its outer end engaging over the arm and tending to depress the counter escutcheon relative to the strike The outer end portion of the groove in which the spring 57 is mounted is Wider t an the inner end portion thereof, thus permitting vertical move-- ment of the outer end portion of said spring.

The counter eseutcheon `54 is inclined in-y wardly or curved divergent from the curvature of the strike 52 and overlies the inner face of said strike normally. rl`he lower margin of the counter escutcheon 54 is curved.

Non', having in mind the construction of the escutcheon and counter escutcheon and their relations to each other, it is seenthat when the door is opened the latch boit 17 will move across 'and impinge against the inclined face of the counter escutcheon 54 in the direction of the arrow in Fig. (i and in so doing said bolt will be depressed or move inward a farther distance corresponding to the operative thickness of the counter escutcheon. Such farther movement of the latch bolt 17 further compresses the leaf spring 19 and relieves the vpressure of said spring, the stud 18 and the fork arm 42b from the lip 45 of the trigger 43 and by this means releases the check 49 from the lip 45 and trigger and permits said check to move by gravity through the lower portion of the check-passage and through the egress check-slot 277 the hole 28,`and the hole 30 into the receptacle, safe or cash box 29. Upon the complete opening of the door, and consequent discharge of the check 49, the leaf spring 49 acts to move the stud 1S and latch bolt 17 into outermost positions. The

- same movement replaces the fork 42, trigger 43 and shutter 47 in their initial positions.

, The next step in the operation is to close the doorand permit it to lock automatically in a common manner by engagement of the latch bolt 17 in the'bolt-hole 53 of the es-, cutcheon. This step, obviously7 is taken' only after the desired article or articles are deposited in the locker closable by thc door 13. Thereafter the door 13 can be opened only by removalL of the lock or by operation vof the lock with the proper key (or by a master key or duplicate). lilliminating the contingency of opening the door by. removing the lock or through the use vof a master key or duplicate, the doorjvill remain vclosed until the possessor of thev key received from suoli lock, t'. e., the patroii \vho has deposited the check as the price of the use of the locker, returns With the key received from the lock and opens it to regain possession of his deposit. Such operation is as follows:

The key is inserted in the hole 23 and falls by gravity upon the arm 42a of the fork 42 and also falls Aupon a rounded corner portion of the tumbler 32. The crank 39 is then manually' operated to move the arm '40 identical with the first operation thereof and in such movement the arm engages the key 48 and forces it past, by and beyond the tumbler 32 and arm 42a. In such movement the key moves the tumbler 32 in such manner that said tumbler, acting through the neck 35, moves the shutter 37 so as to open the ingress check-slot 26 and close the key-hole In and by virtue of the same movement the key 48 rocks or oscillates the fork 42 in one direction so that the arm 42a of said fork moves the stem 18 and latch bolt 17 rear Ward against the resilience of the spring 19. lt Will be observed that in this movement of the fork42 the trigger 43 and shutter 47 are not disturbed. Thereupon the door may be opened because of the Withdrawal of the latch bolt 17 from the hole 53 in the escutcheon and the key 4S falls from the fork 42 upon the shutter 35 and is retained in the lock casing until another operation of the u lock by and through the medium of a check 49 as above described. It should be observed that Whenever the door is moved into closed position the projecting end portion of the latch bolt 17 engages the rounded lower margin of and raises the counter escutcheon. v

Although one patron of the locker may remove his deposit and depart Without closing the door and consequently Without placing the lock in operative position to retain such door, yet a subsequent patron cannot utilize the locker With safety and protection withoutiirst locking the door. He may lock the door Without using a check and consequently Without possessing himself of the key wherewith to unlock the door, but in such event his deposit is retained and protected save and except the condition thereof be discovered and an unwarranted opening of the lock be made by another person using a proper check, and etl'ectually separated from him until he possesses himself of the lock-held key by insertion of the proper checkin the lock and subsequent manual ac 115 tuation `of the spindle.

l claim as my invention- 1. A check-controlled manually-operated lock formed with a check passage and ingress and egress slots at the ends of said 12e passage and also' formed With a key passage and an ingress key-hole at one end of said key passage, a shutter mounted for oscillation -Within the lock between said passages and adapted to close the ingress slot and key hole at times7` and means for moving said shutter relativc'to said slot and key hole. n

2. check-controlled manually-operated llock formed with a check passage and ingress and egress slots atthe ends of said paspassage and also formed with a key passage and an ingress key-liole at one end of said key-passage, a shutter mounted for oscillation within the lock between said passages and adapted to close the ingress slot and keyhole at times, and a tumblerinounted for oscillation within the lock and-adapted to extend across eitherof said passages, said tiimbler pivotally connected to said shutter, said tumbler adapted tobe` moved in one directionby a, check traveling through one of said passages and adapted to be moved in the .opposite direction by a -key traveling 'through the remain/ing passage.

4. Av check-controlled manually-operated lock formed witha'eheek passage and ingress and egress skits at the ends of said passage and also formed with a key passage and an ingress key-hole at oneend of said key passage, a shiitterfvinounted for oscillation withinthe lock lnetjiveen said passages and adaptedyto `close the' ingress slot and keyhole at times, means for moving said shutter relative to said key-holeand slot. a latch bolt Amounted for reclprocatign across said pasgsages and spring-heldin one direction, an

operaiiiig member mounted for oscillation in said .lock and engaging said latch bolt, said oscillatingimember extending obliqiiely acrossl 'said .passages .and adapted to be moved in one direction, and move the latch bolt,- by a key traveling in one'passage or by a check traveling in tlie remaining passage.

5. A cheek-controlled manually-operated lock formed with a check' passage and ingress and egressslots at the ends ot' said pasls'o formed with a key passage key-hole at one end ot said i key'passage, ashutter mounted .for oscilla- `tion` within the lock between said passages vand adaptedto close' the ingress; slot and, key-hole; at times, ineansfor moving said shiitter relative to said key-hole and slot, a latch bolt mounted for -i'eciproeation across said passages and springheld in one direction, an operating mem-- ber-mounted for oscillation in ysaid lock and engaging said latch bolt, said oscillating member extending obliqnely across said passages and adapted to be moved in one direction, and move the latch bolt, by a key travelingv in one passage or by a check traveling 'tion in said lock gress and egress slots at in the remaining passage, a shutter normally extending across the key passage, and/a 'triggerlpivoted within the lock and engaging said shutter, said trigger also extend-ing-vacross the check passage Aand adapted to be."

moved in one direction by a check traveling rv through said passage.

6.. A check-controlled manually-operated lock formed with a cheekv passage'and ingress and egress slots at the ends o't said passage and also orinedwith a key passage and an ingress key-hole 'at one end of said key passage, a shutter mounted for oscillation within the lock between said passages and adapted to close the ingress slot and key.-

hole at times, atiimbler mounted for oscillation withinthe lock and adapted to extend across either adapted to be moved in one direction by a check traveling through one of said passages and adapted to be moved in the opposite direction by a key traveling through thi` remaining passage, a shutter normally extendingacross the key passage, and a tri-gger pivoted withinv the lock and engaging said shutter, said trigger alsoV extending across the checkpassage and adapted to be moved in one direction by a checl'rtraveling through said passage.

7 A cheek-controlled maiiually-opeiated lock formed with a cheek passage and-ingress and egress slots at` the ends vof said pasot' said passages, said tumbler sage and alsol formed ivitha key passage andan ingress key-hole at one end ot 'said passage, a shutter mounted for oscillation within the lock betweeiisaid passages and adapted to close the ingress slot and keyhole at times, means for niovi-ng said shutter relative to said key-hole and bolt mounted vi'orl'-recipiocation across said passagesI and spring-held in one direction, an operating' member mounted -tor oscillaand engaging said latch bolt., `said oscillating member' extending obliqnely across said passages and adapted to be moved in oneV direction, and move said latch bolt, by a key traveling 'in one passage slot., a latch Y,

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or by a clieclftraveling in the remaining passage, a shutter. normally extending 'across the key passage, a. trigger pivoted within the lock and engaging said shutter, said trigger also extending aeross'the check passage and adapted to be moved injone dii-ection by a check traveling throiwhsaid passage, a spindle mounted for oscillation in the loclt and spring-held in one direction,.means adapted for A manual actuation to voscillate said spindle against said spring, and an arm on said spindle extending across said `passages and adapted t'or travel through an arc and adapted to move'a key or a check along its respective passage.

8. TA cheek-controlled manually-operated lock formed with a check "passage and inthe ends of said llt:

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passage and also formed With a key passage and an ingress key-hole at one end rof said key passage, a shutter mounted for oscillation within the lock between said passages across the check passage and adapted to be' moved in one direction by a check traveling through said passage, a spindle mounted. for oscillation in the lock and spring-held in one direction, means adapted for manual actuation to oscillate said spindle against said spring, and an arm on said spindle extending across said passages and adapted to travel through an are and adapted to move a key or a check along its respective passage.

9. In a check-controlled manually-operated lock, a latch bolt spring-held in one direction and adapted to be manually operated in the opposite direction by an interposed key and also adapted to be operated against the spring" by an interposed check, such manual operation being for less than the range of movement of the bolt., an csf cutcheon adapted'to be engaged by said latch bolt, and a counter escutcheon overly.- ing the first escutcheon and adapted to, engage and complete the range of movement ot' said bolt,

l0. In a checlecontrolled manually-operated lock formed with a key passage, a check passage and means of ingress and egressvrelative to said passages, a' .shutter movable across the means ot' ingress to said passages, a tumbler within the lock engagling said shutter and extending across said passages, a latch bolt mounted for reciprocation in said lock and spring-held outwardly, a shutter extending across the means of egress from the key passage, an operating member mounted for oscillation within the lock and extending ohliquely across 'said passages, a trigger mounted for oscillation within the lock and engaging the latter shutter, means of engagement between the operating member and the latch bolt, and oscillating devices adapted to move a` key along the key passa!v and also adapted to move a check along the check passage, said key adal'ited to move the operating member and latch bolt against its sprii'ig, said cheek adapted to more the operating member, latch bolt and trigger against said spring,

lsaid latch bolt.

. n .t l passages, a tum-ner and un cseutehcon ada ted to be engaged b f v ino said shutter and C) i o l i 1 passages, a laten belt meantt l1. In a. check-controlled mannallyloperated lock formed with a key passage, a check passage and means ai ingress and egress relative to said passages, a shutter mov'abieV across the means of ingress to said passages. f-,

lock and engaging the latter shutter, means i of engagement between the operating mem ber and the latch bolt, and oscillating devices adapted to move a key along the key passage and also adapted to move a checl:V

along the check passage, said key adapted to 8 move the operating member and latch boli; against its spring, said cheek adapted te move the operating member, latch bolt and trigger against said spring, such movements of the latch bolt being for less than the range thereof., an escuteheon adapted to be engaged by said latch bolt, and a counter escutcheon pivoted relative to and overlying the first escutcheon and adapted to engage and comn plete the range of movement of said latch f bolt at times.

12. ln a check-controlled manually-open ated lock formed with a key passage, a cheek passage and independent means of ingress and egress relative to said passages, a slmrl ter movable across the means or' ingress to said passages, a'tumblcr within the lock engaging' said shutter and extending across said passages, :i latch bolt mounted for reciprix'ation in said lock and spring-held out ivardly, a shutter extending across `the means ot' egress trom the key passage, an operating` member mounted for o:,illation within said, lock and extending obliquely across said passages, a trigger mounted for oscillation. within the loik und engaging the lat ter shutter. means ol` engagement between the operating member and the latch bolt, andy oscillating devices adapted to move a keyalong the key passage and also adapi'e to move a check along the cheek said key adapted to move the operen i, member and latch bolt against its said check adapted to: more the op member, latch bolt and trigger against nu spring, and un es'cuteheon adapted to be engaged by said latch bolt.

12. ln a cheekfcontrolled manuali ated loi-k formed with a key pass; g passage and independent means ol and egress relativ-'e tos mo able across. the in Uli cation in said lock and spring-held outwardly, a shutter extending across the means of egress from the key passageyan operatin member mounted for oscillationwithin sai vlock and extending obliquel /across safd pasa sages, a trigger mountey trigger is moved in one ,direction only' by the" operating member, means vof engagement beltween the operating memberand the latch bolt, and oscillating devices adapted to move a key along thevk'ey passage and also adapted -to move a check along the check passage, said key adaptedto. move the .operating member and latch "bolt againstv its spring, lsaid check adapted to movzthe operating member, latch bolt and triggeiQ/against said spring, and an escutcheongadapbed to be engaged by said 14, y'In a coin-ontrolled manually-operated lock formedyvith independent key and check passages,j.-i'v receptacle communicating with-the egressiiiieaiis of thecheck passage, a

cup communicating with the egressIn-rvieans-ef'vv the keyzpassage, a latch bolt, an operating member communicating therewith and eX'-l tending across said passages, and manuallyoperated oscillating devices adapted to move' acheck and key within said passages and 'Contact with said operating member.

21'3515." Ina check-controlled manually-opery, ated loc'khaving a slot adapted to admita lcheck, aiplate adapted to close said slot,

" means. lpr moving said plate, a spring-'actu- --ated bolt, and means Jfor operating said bolt.v

i 16. In a check-controlled manually-oper- .-l'ated lock having a slot adapted to admit a check and a downward passage from said y slot, a slidablewplate for closingisaid slot a 'pivoted gravitating tumbler engagin sai plate', a sliding bolt spring-held in one irection'ffand a cheek-engaged operating mem-v ber acting on said sliding bolt; in opposition to the spring thereof.

.- 17. In a checkontrolled manually-o er- -Y ated lock having a slot to admit a chec a vdownward passage from said slot, a for oscillation within the lock and engaging the latter shutter, means of engagement between the operlating member and trigger, whereby. said plate adapted-to close said slot attimes, 'a pivoted tumbler engagingfsaid plate,a keyhole, a vdownward passage from sa1d keyslidable toy hole a pivotedarm adapted td move a key or c eckjalon'g one'or the y sages, aflatch bolt spring-held in'one direction, and a pivoted operating memxbenadaptedl forf'check or key actuation andacting on said latch bolt inlopposition to its spring.

f 18. .A check-controlled .manually-operated lock,-l comprising a latch bolt spring-held in one direction,

a wholly inclosed operating member adapted to act on said latch bolt in opposition to its spring, said lock formed with independent paths for a key and a check respectively, said loperating member crossing said paths, and manually-operated devices adapted to move said key and check through their res ective v,with sai operating member.

19. Ina check-controlled manually-oper.-

Aother ofI said paS- aths and into engagement 4 ated lock, ra latch bolt spring-held in one dii rection, means for holding 'a keywithin said look temporaril ,means or'inserting a check to, said lock in epende'nt of the key, mannally-operated devices acting vony said check to move said latch bolt against its spring, l

means for releasing said key from the lock, means for holding said lcheck temporarily .l

within thev lock, means for. releasing said check from the lock,xand'means for introducing said ,key to the lock. Signed at Des Moines, Iowa, this 'second day of November, 1909. l'

` -ALBERT W. RIGGS.

Emi. M. Smcnani'.

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